'DRC, Rwanda will need to confront civilian protection, lack of accountability after Washington Accords'

05 december 2025 - 08:00:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity signed on Thursday by the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Human rights group urges ICC member states to oppose US sanctions on Court

02 december 2025 - 12:42:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - States must firmly oppose the US government’s threats and sanctions against the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’

02 december 2025 - 07:29:21
New York, US (PANA) - More than 260 media professionals were killed in the recent hostilities in Gaza – the [...] Full text...

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Women demonstrate against gender-based violence committed by men

30 november 2025 - 15:55:21
New York, US (PANA)  - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from [...] Full text...

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UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank

28 november 2025 - 20:22:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen [...] Full text...

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Senior ICC official reports new momentum towards justice in Libya

26 november 2025 - 07:34:33
New York, US (PANA) - Recent months have seen progress towards accountability in Libya, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse

26 november 2025 - 07:28:14
New York, US (PANA) - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American  actress  Azie Tesfai’s phone from a [...] Full text...

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UN strongly condemns DRC massacres

25 november 2025 - 06:06:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General and Security Council on Saturday jointly deplored the severe violence of the [...] Full text...

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EU Sanctions top leader of Sudan's paramilitary group over atrocities in Darfur

20 november 2025 - 19:07:55
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has strongly condemned the grave and ongoing atrocities perpetrated by Sudan's [...] Full text...

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AI and anonymity fuel surge in digital violence against women (By Ana Carmo, UN News)

20 november 2025 - 16:21:11
New York, US (PANA) - What was once hailed as a vehicle for empowerment has, for millions of women and [...] Full text...

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UN Special Committee warns of Israel’s continued expansionist agenda under the so-called 'Greater Israel' project

19 november 2025 - 09:36:49
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the [...] Full text...

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'The Elders' condemn atrocities in Sudan, DRC

19 november 2025 - 08:16:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working for peace, justice, human rights and a [...] Full text...

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Sudanese government welcomes HRC resolution condemning the RSF Militia Violations in El Fasher

14 november 2025 - 18:08:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs   has welcomed the UN Human Rights Council resolution that [...] Full text...

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Mali's fuel crisis stifles humanitarian operations

14 november 2025 - 07:46:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A severe fuel shortage caused by a jihadist blockade of several strategic roads is fuelling the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says trial of ex-DRC warlord 'important step' for justice

12 november 2025 - 08:39:44
Paris, France (PANA) - The trial of Roger Lumbala Tshitenga, a former rebel leader and former minister in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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ICC: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity

12 november 2025 - 07:34:12
New York, US (PANA) - Coercion and sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “assaults on the very principles [...] Full text...

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One in five children has not received essential vaccinations in Gaza

09 november 2025 - 08:20:08
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As United Nations agencies prepare to launch a massive vaccination campaign for 44,000 children in [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official flags settler attacks in the West Bank

05 november 2025 - 07:52:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN humanitarian relief chief, Tom Fletcher, has sounded the alarm over rising violence in the [...] Full text...

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Impunity for attacks on journalists has a chilling effect on society

02 november 2025 - 16:25:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be the region with the highest number of murders [...] Full text...

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Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline

02 november 2025 - 07:43:10
New York, US (PANA) - Journalists risk their lives every day to bring facts to light, yet most attacks against [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for urgent response on child trafficking in conflict situations

02 november 2025 - 07:31:29
New York, US (PANA) – Child victims of trafficking in conflict situations require urgent and specialised protection measures, according to [...] Full text...

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‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher falls (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)

30 october 2025 - 19:21:31
New York, US (PANA) - El Fasher has “descended into an even darker hell”, senior UN officials warned on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn

30 october 2025 - 07:27:31
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan faces a renewed slide into full-scale conflict unless urgent international action is taken, [...] Full text...

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Aid cuts shut down or suspend one in three women’s anti-violence programmes

27 october 2025 - 14:51:12
New York, US (PANA) - Funding cuts are dismantling the frontline organisations working to end violence against women and girls, [...] Full text...

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UN rights office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ Israeli settler violence during olive harvest

22 october 2025 - 07:43:39
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has warned of an [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for urgent financial support to prevent catastrophic closure of Special Criminal Court for CAR

17 october 2025 - 09:13:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty Internationl on FRiday called for urgent financial support to prevent the “catastrophic" closure of Special [...] Full text...

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Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says

13 october 2025 - 17:43:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the [...] Full text...

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Fears mount in Tanzania over disappearance of govt critic Humphery Polepole

09 october 2025 - 08:58:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities must immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of a former ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Rights group hails first conviction of former Janjaweed militia in Sudan or serious crimes

07 october 2025 - 07:19:20
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The first International Criminal Court (ICC) conviction of a former leader of the Janjaweed militias [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN rights council extends mandate of Fact-Finding Mission for one year

06 october 2025 - 16:04:29
Geneva, Swizerland (PANA) - As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted [...] Full text...

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We are not powerless in face of Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine atrocities, insists UNHCR chief

06 october 2025 - 15:54:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday took aim at the “deliberate abandonment” [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Chad for 'weaponization' of citizenship

03 october 2025 - 08:40:02
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Chad for stripping a blogger and a journalist of their [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger not to leave ICC

23 september 2025 - 20:12:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate. Amnesty International, on Tuesday described the decision of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger [...] Full text...

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UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos

23 september 2025 - 15:28:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdraw from International Criminal Court

23 september 2025 - 10:30:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, 0n Monday announced their withdrawal from the Hague-based International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UNICEF says at least 11 children killed in El Fashir mosque attack

22 september 2025 - 15:37:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As more details come out from the scene of the drone strike that killed at [...] Full text...

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Families of victims of human rights violations in Libyan city seek justice

22 september 2025 - 07:06:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tarhuna Victims’ Family Association, backed by the Tarhuna Mayor, have reiterated calls for accountability for [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders should commit to human rights, international justice - HRW

17 september 2025 - 09:19:41
New York, US (PANA) – World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from 22-30 September should commit to protecting [...] Full text...

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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

17 september 2025 - 05:04:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites [...] Full text...

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AU condemns atrocities against civilians in DRC's North Kivu Province

13 september 2025 - 08:50:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned an [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council renews Sudan sanctions

13 september 2025 - 05:22:04
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday extended for another year Sudan's sanctions regime including an [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament condemns Israeli military aggression against Qatar

12 september 2025 - 11:54:34
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee of the Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives has strongly [...] Full text...

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Girls as young as 10 kidnapped, raped in eastern DRC

10 september 2025 - 10:08:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In North and South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women and girls [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says

09 september 2025 - 17:27:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes [...] Full text...

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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted - UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 18:11:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 15:04:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Malawi elections should end human rights violations

05 september 2025 - 09:45:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s 16 September presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights [...] Full text...

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UN mission warns alarming levels of enforced disappearances in Libya threaten national reconciliation

31 august 2025 - 15:19:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Saurday expressed alarm [...] Full text...

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UN Report on Children and Armed Conflict submitted to the General Assembly

28 august 2025 - 06:53:40
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict has said grave violations against children [...] Full text...

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Libya's delegate to UN Security Council calls for concrete measures to end political crisis

22 august 2025 - 10:03:12
New York, US (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher El-Sonni, on Thursday stressed that the country [...] Full text...

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Libya: Security Council urged to back popular ‘yearning’ for national elections

22 august 2025 - 05:37:57
New York, US (PANA) - Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears about rising conflict-related sexual violence amid falling resources

20 august 2025 - 07:40:35
New York, US (PANA) - Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate [...] Full text...

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World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record toll of their own

19 august 2025 - 11:37:34
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in [...] Full text...

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UN calls for protection of aid workers in Sudan

19 august 2025 - 09:54:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations says that more than 120 humanitarian personnel have been killed in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says thousands killed, hundreds forcibly disappeared in two years in south-east Nigeria

13 august 2025 - 08:49:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ persistent failure to address the security crisis in the country’s south-east region has [...] Full text...

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Human trafficking: Senegal to strengthen legal framework, improve cross-border cooperation (By Minielle Baro, United Nations Information Centre, Dakar)

01 august 2025 - 05:50:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In response to the scourge of human trafficking, Senegal has adopted a solid legal framework, the [...] Full text...

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AU's special envoy to Sahel region urged to address rights issues

28 july 2025 - 09:15:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union's (AU) appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region [...] Full text...

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UN mission, Netherlands. Switzerland flag deaths in custody in Libya

25 july 2025 - 06:51:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up [...] Full text...

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‘Peace is a choice’: UN chief urges diplomacy as wars spread from Gaza to Ukraine

22 july 2025 - 20:40:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning that the world is failing to uphold international law as wars stretch from Gaza to [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained

22 july 2025 - 18:42:40
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Worrying alerts from United Nations staff in the Gaza Strip who have been fainting from [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: At least 35 children reportedly killed in attacks in communities in Sudan’s North Kordofan State

16 july 2025 - 05:40:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that hundreds of civilians including dozens of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says DRC-Rwanda peace deal fails to address serious crimes committed in eastern DRC

02 july 2025 - 09:21:29
London, UK (PANA) - Last week's peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda fails to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council

28 june 2025 - 07:27:22
New York, US (PANA) - Three years into the conflict in Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...

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Responsibility to Protect: An unfulfilled promise

26 june 2025 - 07:01:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has warned that the world today is failing to protect civilians from [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief flags rising gender-based violence

25 june 2025 - 05:41:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gender-based violence is rising - especially in conflict – something which is a “shameless repudiation of [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking

24 june 2025 - 05:23:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the [...] Full text...

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Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars

20 june 2025 - 06:06:46
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not [...] Full text...

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Iran-Israel crisis - UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation

18 june 2025 - 19:14:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights [...] Full text...

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Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes

14 june 2025 - 16:34:15
New York, US (PANA) - Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief flags ‘indifference and impunity’ in Sudan

13 june 2025 - 07:35:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan rights activists slam Police for running 'death chamber' after death of blogger

09 june 2025 - 10:39:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan police are back in the public spotlight following the death of a man, identified [...] Full text...

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US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief

07 june 2025 - 07:12:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on [...] Full text...

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Number of aid workers killed in Gaza conflict, highest in UN history: Guterres

06 june 2025 - 06:57:14
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their [...] Full text...

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Five humanitarians killed in ‘horrendous’ attack on aid convoy in Sudan

03 june 2025 - 21:14:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance for the famine-affected area of North Darfur, Sudan, was attacked [...] Full text...

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WFP/UNICEF condemn RSF attack against humanitarian aid convoy carrying life-saving supplies attacked in Sudan’s North Darfur

03 june 2025 - 20:26:00
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- In a joint statement on Tuesday the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF have [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags repressive laws, lack of due process, attacks on judicial staff in Libya

02 june 2025 - 13:00:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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UN Relief Chief calls for action to protect civilians, recommit to international humanitarian law

23 may 2025 - 10:53:22
New York, United States (PANA) – UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has told the [...] Full text...

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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections

23 may 2025 - 05:17:24
New York, US (PANA) - With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence [...] Full text...

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Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts 21

21 may 2025 - 17:49:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Southeast Asian nations should do more to protect people from being reeled into scam farms, top [...] Full text...

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Protection of Civilians week will work to address ‘culture of impunity’

20 may 2025 - 05:11:49
New York, US (PANA) - Over 50,000 civilians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. In Sudan, the figure [...] Full text...

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Working Group of international follow-up committee on Libya of the Berlin Process calls for protection of civilians

18 may 2025 - 05:14:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-chairs of the Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the Berlin Process - [...] Full text...

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Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter

16 may 2025 - 20:58:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Libyan government to investigate crimes by illegal militia groups

14 may 2025 - 10:54:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) to immediately open “thorough, independent, [...] Full text...

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Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese

07 may 2025 - 07:23:22
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya calls for independent investigation into disappearance of MP, torture video

06 may 2025 - 11:52:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed alarm at a video circulating on social [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks

03 may 2025 - 18:45:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital, [...] Full text...

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Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship - UN rights chief

03 may 2025 - 08:55:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN [...] Full text...

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World Press Freedom Day: Political repression, funding cuts drive media sector into deep crisis

03 may 2025 - 04:54:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Massive funding cuts, compounded by growing political repression and increasing violence towards journalists, are [...] Full text...

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Speaking up for the planet – At what cost?

26 april 2025 - 07:44:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “As we celebrate Earth Day this week, we’re reminded that protecting the planet begins [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo

23 april 2025 - 19:51:10
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, [...] Full text...

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Children are most affected by intensification of armed conflict in Burkina Faso: UN

18 april 2025 - 07:42:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Burkina Faso, children are victims of intense violence and serious human rights violations perpetrated [...] Full text...

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No arrests in Mozambique post-election political killings – Police

14 april 2025 - 13:27:57
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the [...] Full text...

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Suffering, destruction in Sudan continue as bloody war nears second year mark

09 april 2025 - 09:35:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's bloody war between two military groups reaches its second anniversary, a humanitarian charity [...] Full text...

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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

03 april 2025 - 09:16:56
New York, US (PANA) - 2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral

31 march 2025 - 11:23:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] Full text...

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DRC: More than two-thirds of child abuse committed by the M23

21 march 2025 - 08:37:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - M23 rebels were responsible for more than two-thirds of the grave violations committed against children in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Civilians targeted as hostilities intensify in the capital

21 march 2025 - 08:12:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery shelling and aerial bombardment [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian aid chief praises EU for protecting desperate populations globally

20 march 2025 - 08:32:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - With the US withdrawal, the pace and the scale of that withdrawal, the European stake in [...] Full text...

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'Small arms weigh heavily on sustainable development'

18 march 2025 - 05:56:56
New York, US (PANA) - Among the many threats hindering sustainable development, small arms and light weapons are often overlooked. [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking

12 march 2025 - 19:17:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide, but the true number of [...] Full text...

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'Accountability for international crimes is essential for justice and lasting peace in Libya'

09 march 2025 - 13:22:54
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International [...] Full text...

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UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic

05 march 2025 - 20:44:25
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

04 march 2025 - 07:30:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

03 march 2025 - 20:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...

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UN probe nails South Sudanese leaders for fuelling war

01 march 2025 - 08:12:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - South Sudan’s political leaders must address the impunity and corruption that fuels gross human rights violations, [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor intensifies probe into DRC war crimes

28 february 2025 - 16:05:16
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded his second visit to the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Sudan is a powder keg with growing risk of war crimes, UN warns

28 february 2025 - 06:18:34
Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - Sudan is a flashpoint, with a growing risk of atrocity crimes and mass starvation deaths, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza

27 february 2025 - 21:24:29
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “abhorrent, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Reports of serious violations against children in DRC have tripled in one month

27 february 2025 - 06:21:19
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of reports of grave violations against children in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Niger's military junta extends transition, consolidates power

24 february 2025 - 05:45:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and [...] Full text...

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CAR: Challenges multiply as elections approach, says senior UN official

23 february 2025 - 07:11:17
New York, US (PANA) - The recent attack on a United Nations patrol in the Central African Republic (CAR), in [...] Full text...

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Amid ‘clear’ threat of nuclear war, Guterres tells Security Council multilateral off-ramp is essential

18 february 2025 - 19:44:18
New York, US (PANA) - Strengthening international cooperation and delivering on a UN pact that calls for reforming global governance, [...] Full text...

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UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudan

18 february 2025 - 15:43:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo

12 february 2025 - 05:07:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Despite significant challenges, humanitarians “plan to stay and deliver” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Save the Children: violence in increase especially against children in Sudan

10 february 2025 - 16:07:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- An international charity organization operating in the Sudan has charged that violence is on the increase [...] Full text...

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UN Rights Council launches inquiry into atrocities in eastern DR Congo

09 february 2025 - 17:51:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission [...] Full text...

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Eastern, Southern Africa leaders outline roadmap for peace in troubled Eastern Congo

08 february 2025 - 21:11:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Eastern and Southern Africa leaders rose from a crisis Summit on the troubled Democratic [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams 'reckless', 'vindictive' US sanctions against ICC

07 february 2025 - 06:11:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has criticised the US for imposing sanctions on the International [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens

04 february 2025 - 18:58:22
Geneva, Switszerland (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief launches $500 million global appeal

31 january 2025 - 05:26:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday launched an appeal for $500 million to fund [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN chief appoints Brazilian General De Mesquita Gomes as commander of MONUSCO

29 january 2025 - 11:30:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Ulisses De [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire to bring 'glimmer of relief' to Palestinians victims of Israel’s genocide

16 january 2025 - 06:26:54
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the news of a ceasefire deal between [...] Full text...

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Rights experts urge US Senate to reject bill sanctioning ICC

12 january 2025 - 06:46:43
New York, US (PANA) - Three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States [...] Full text...

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Head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underlines need for ceasefire in Gaza

02 january 2025 - 19:55:07
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

01 january 2025 - 03:15:02
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, issued a fresh call [...] Full text...

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At least 68 journalist killings in 2024, UNESCO reports

13 december 2024 - 05:48:18
Paris, France (PANA) - For the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with [...] Full text...

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Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo

10 december 2024 - 05:38:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security [...] Full text...

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EU reaffirms its commitment to human rights

09 december 2024 - 16:40:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) –  The European Union has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of [...] Full text...

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305 million people need lifesaving help next year, says UN’s top aid official

04 december 2024 - 05:27:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set [...] Full text...

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UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action

01 december 2024 - 05:05:28
New York, US (PANA) - On the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to ensure greater protection of humanitarian workers

27 november 2024 - 06:05:50
New York, US (PANA) - With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly [...] Full text...

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2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports

23 november 2024 - 05:02:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll of humanitarian workers in 2024 has become the “deadliest on record”, with 281 [...] Full text...

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Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, UN chief urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges

18 november 2024 - 05:33:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to [...] Full text...

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Dozens of journalists killed or injured since outbreak of war in Sudan

02 november 2024 - 13:37:36
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has lamented the killing, injury, harassment and placement of obstacles before [...] Full text...

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85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished - UNESCO

02 november 2024 - 06:58:01
Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...

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Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says

19 october 2024 - 06:18:05
New York, US (PANA) - No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders [...] Full text...

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UN Rights Council shows 'strong support' for ongoing Sudan probe

14 october 2024 - 12:41:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to [...] Full text...

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South Africa calls for restraint in the Middle East

04 october 2024 - 07:15:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Friday said it is gravely concerned about the continuing [...] Full text...

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Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

04 october 2024 - 05:43:00
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge

04 october 2024 - 05:36:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and [...] Full text...

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‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent: rights experts

02 october 2024 - 05:22:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials [...] Full text...

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Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace - Guterres

26 september 2024 - 06:00:30
New York, US (PANA) - In a world where peace is “never automatic”, leadership is essential on the part of [...] Full text...

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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report

20 september 2024 - 06:35:28
New York, US (PANA) - In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening [...] Full text...

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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

14 september 2024 - 14:30:30
New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in Israel's strikes on school sheltering displaced people

12 september 2024 - 05:20:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’ - UN rights chief

10 september 2024 - 05:38:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the [...] Full text...

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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties

06 september 2024 - 21:27:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse

06 september 2024 - 12:56:39
Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya

01 september 2024 - 04:26:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...

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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

28 august 2024 - 14:04:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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UN, partners call for end of violence against aid workers

19 august 2024 - 05:23:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing

16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...

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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

14 august 2024 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...

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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity

06 august 2024 - 06:09:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...

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Senior UN officials welcome verdict in Guinea 2009 stadium massacre trial

01 august 2024 - 17:09:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said [...] Full text...

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Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on Israel

31 july 2024 - 05:27:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of [...] Full text...

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Polarised Security Council debates meaning of multilateralism

17 july 2024 - 07:11:24
New York, US (PANA) - The current polarised international political landscape was on raw display at the United Nations Security [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Ghana to release UN/ECOWAS investigation report in case of enforced disappearance in The Gambia

15 july 2024 - 18:36:18
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice  has issued a landmark decision [...] Full text...

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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief

09 july 2024 - 14:15:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...

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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

06 july 2024 - 09:06:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...

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UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises

04 july 2024 - 15:15:26
Astana, Kazakhstan (PANA) - Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential [...] Full text...

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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war

27 june 2024 - 11:31:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...

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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres

27 june 2024 - 05:50:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...

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EC lists 6 individuals for undermining stability, political transition in Sudan

24 june 2024 - 11:15:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council adopted restrictive measures on Monday against six individuals responsible for activities undermining the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Laws of war likely 'consistently violated' in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office

19 june 2024 - 15:17:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of [...] Full text...

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Angola becomes first country to join African Criminal Court

17 june 2024 - 06:20:42
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola has officially become the first African Union member state to ratify the statute of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges African governments to accelerate free education for all

16 june 2024 - 06:36:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

05 june 2024 - 06:58:07
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...

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War in Palestinian Territory: Türk condemns over 500 West Bank killings, calls for accountability

04 june 2024 - 12:23:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday issued a renewed call for an end to [...] Full text...

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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)

20 may 2024 - 13:46:45
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief welcomes jailing of Gambian ex-minister by Swiss court

16 may 2024 - 14:48:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has welcomed the conviction by a Swiss court of [...] Full text...

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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity

15 may 2024 - 13:07:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...

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Justice officer from DR Congo mission wins UN Trailblazer award

08 may 2024 - 06:55:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major [...] Full text...

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EU hails work of journalists on eve of World Press Freedom Day

02 may 2024 - 13:56:59
Belgium (PANA) - In 2024, with elections taking place in over 60 countries around the globe, the work of journalists [...] Full text...

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UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers in Burkina Faso

27 april 2024 - 05:21:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime

24 april 2024 - 05:03:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: UN agency again flags dire humanitarian situation in Sudan

21 april 2024 - 05:14:01
New York, US (PANA) - Edem Wosornu, director of operations and advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Libyan leaders must put national interests above their own, top envoy tells Security Council

16 april 2024 - 18:35:56
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts to foster dialogue and address the concerns of Libyan politicians are being met with [...] Full text...

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EU decries man-made calamity in Sudan one year into conflict

13 april 2024 - 10:03:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is appalled by the unprecedented man-made calamity created by the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war

12 april 2024 - 11:08:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by staff reported in 2023

27 march 2024 - 05:46:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’

26 march 2024 - 18:09:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

26 march 2024 - 18:03:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appalled by mass abductions in Nigeria

16 march 2024 - 10:29:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed outrage at the recent abductions [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Nigerian govt to urgently address abductions in schools, IDP camps

14 march 2024 - 06:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: US undertakes another diplomatic push to end Sudan's 'senseless conflict'

10 march 2024 - 07:32:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, will from Monday visit several African and Middle [...] Full text...

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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia

05 march 2024 - 06:28:44
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...

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EU says "extremely concerned by escalation of violence in eastern DR Congo"

04 march 2024 - 17:33:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...

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UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability

01 march 2024 - 16:16:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief

28 february 2024 - 15:16:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law [...] Full text...

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With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

26 february 2024 - 14:13:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT

24 february 2024 - 10:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Rights violations ripple across Sudan as 'senseless conflict' rages

24 february 2024 - 10:26:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices

24 february 2024 - 10:24:50
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...

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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability

19 february 2024 - 14:31:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...

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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International

19 february 2024 - 05:35:36
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...

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Kenya fiercely rebuts police brutality report at AU Summit

16 february 2024 - 21:20:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has requested the African Union to alter the language in a report accusing the [...] Full text...

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Sanctions Committee shouldn't be 'an instrument against us': Libyan UN representative

16 february 2024 - 09:14:56
New York, US (PANA) - Libya's representative on the Security Council, Taher el-Sonni, on Thursday expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...

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Peace is UN’s raison d’être: Guterres

07 february 2024 - 19:18:23
New York, US (PANA) - Around the globe, “peace is the missing piece” as conflicts rage, divisions grow and polarization [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

02 february 2024 - 06:13:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...

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